The news of the weekend, topics of interest in the Oklahoma City area, weather forecasts, and sports scores are presented by the News 9 Weekend Team. VINITA, Okla. - UPDATE: James Howell has been ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) seized more than $18 million in contraband in 2025 and arrested 83 individuals, including staff members, thwarting any illegal activity being conducted ...

The executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is resigning, a move that some advocates for prison reform say is long overdue. Steven Harpe is leaving to return to the private sector ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections confiscated nearly $20 million worth of contraband in 2025 and that includes drugs, cell phones and weapons. 83 people were arrested for trying to get contraband ...

A lawmaker with a history of disagreements with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections has sued the agency, its leaders and House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, alleging “ongoing violations” of the Oklahoma ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) is preparing to take control of the state’s last privately operated prison next month, marking a major shift in how the state manages its incarcerated ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections officially assumed ownership of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility on Friday, marking the end of private prison contracts in the state. RELATED: ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Tuesday it seized contraband worth more than $18.5 million in 2025.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Jeffrey Matthew McCoy was 32 years old with a wife and two young children when he was shot and killed on May 18, 2012, while doing a field visit as a probation and parole officer. On ...

A fight involving as many as 30 inmates at the Mack Alford Correctional Center on Tuesday was an outgrowth of a larger problem in the Oklahoma prison system, a leader of a professional organization ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections may soon have a new tool to eliminate the use of contraband cellphones among inmates following a decision from the Federal Communications ...